Books at Mission Elementary Library

Discovering Mission San Buenaventura

Summary: Learn about the history of Mission San Buenaventura, including how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.

Call Number: 979.4 Ham

Citation: Hamilton, Sam. Discovering Mission San Buenaventura. Cavendish Square, 2015.

Missions of the Los Angeles Area.

Summary: Charts the histories of the missions of San Gabriel Archángel, San Buenaventura, and San Fernando Rey de España, and briefly describes life among the Tongva (Gabrielino) and Chumash Indians before the arrival of the Spaniards.

Call Number: 979.4 Mac

Citation: MacMillan, Dianne. Missions of the Los Angeles Area. Lerner Publications, 1996.

Websites

Official Website of Mission San Buenaventura

Citation: The Old Mission San Buenaventura. Mission San Buenaventura, 2018. www.sanbuenaventuramission.org/.

Videos

Pictures

Early Pictures of Mission San Buenaventura in the California Digital Library

Citation: [Picture Title]. Calisphere University of California, California Digital Library, 2009. calisphere.org/exhibitions/7/california-missions/

Pictures of Mission San Buenaventura Today

Citation: Perazzo, Peggy B. and George Perazzo. "Mission San Buenaventura & Some Stone Work Created from Locally-quarried Stone." Stone Quarries and Beyond, 2018. quarriesandbeyond.org/states/ca/structures/ca-ventura_mission_1.html.